Laws of Newton

There are three principles from which a large

part of the problems raised in classical
mechanics

SECOND LAW OF NEWTON THIRD LAW OF NEWTON

FIRST LAW OF NEWTON
(Fundamental Principle of Dynamics) (Principle of action or reaction)
(Law of Inertia)
It is responsible for quantifying the concept of When a body exerts a force on another, it exerts
It tells us that for a body to alter its movement it on the former an equal and opposite force.
force. It tells us that the net force applied on a
is necessary that there is something that causes
body is proportional to the acceleration that the
that change. That something is what we know as EJ:
body acquires.
forces. These are the result of the action of some
bodies on others. F = m. a
If two objects interact, the force F12 exerted by
The unit of force in the International System is the object 1 on the object 2 is equal in magnitude
Newton and is represented by N. and opposite in the direction of the force F21
exerted by the object 2 on the object 1:
1 N = 1 kg • 1 m / s2
F12 = -F21